John Taylor Free School

State-Funded School

john-taylor-free-school-staffordshire-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

StaffordshireLocal Authority

LichfieldConstituency

DE13 9SAPostcode

6.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

John Taylor Free School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–19, located in Staffordshire, West Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,315 pupils. John Taylor Free School is part of JOHN TAYLOR MAT.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 46.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 48%
EBacc average point score: 4.45

Ethnicity

White

58%

Asian

23%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,315

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

22%

England average

27%

First language not English

28%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 19
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 1,315
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: JOHN TAYLOR MAT

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
30 Mar 2023	Good	Good	Good	Requires improvement	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.